Kruishoutem
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Kruishoutem (Template:IPA; Template:Langx, also used in English) is a village and was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,086. The total area is 46.76 km2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem.
The SONS Museum is located in Kruisem.
Notable people
[edit]- Charles Louis Spilthoorn (Spilthooren), born 12 October 1804 in Kruishoutem ; died 12 September 1872 in Brussels, lawyer and politician.
- Henry Gabriëls, born in Wannegem-Lede on 6 October 1838, professor & rector in Saint Joseph's Seminary in Troy, New York ; bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, until his death in 1921. Created Sanatorium Gabriels and town Gabriels, New York.<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-sketch-of-st-josephs-provincial-seminary-troy-ny/oclc/716576 Template:Bare URL inline</ref>
- Adolf Daens, priest in Kruishoutem in 1878–1879, later member of the Parliament.
Gallery
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Church of Nokere
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Town hall
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Windmill Schietsjampettermolen
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Pub in Kruishoutem
References
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